| Hong Kong Confidential | |
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| Directed by | Edward L. Cahn |
| Screenplay by | Orville H. Hampton |
| Produced by | Robert E. Kent |
| Starring |
Gene Barry Beverly Tyler Allison Hayes |
| Cinematography | Kenneth Peach |
| Edited by | Edward Mann |
| Music by | Emil Newman |
Production company | Vogue Pictures |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hong Kong Confidential is a 1958 American film noir crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn starring Gene Barry, Beverly Tyler and Allison Hayes. [1]
Plot
Agent Casey Reed is tasked to find a missing prince (played by an un-credited Michael Barry) of the small Arab nation Thamen who was kidnapped by Communists who want to prevent him from signing an agreement that would allow the United States build a missile base there. Reed masquerades as a singer in a nightclub, but he is captured by the Communists, who plan to kill the two of them in order to blame the kidnapping on the Americans.
Cast
- Gene Barry as Agent Casey Reed
- Beverly Tyler as Fay Wells
- Allison Hayes as Elena Martine
- Ed Kemmer as Frank Paige
- Michael Pate as John Blanchard
- Rico Alaniz as Fernando
- Philip Ahn as Tan Chung
- King Calder as Dan Young
- Noel Drayton as Owen Howard
Reception
Leonard Maltin described it as a "Harmless B film about Anglo-American agents rescuing a kidnapped Arabian prince.", while giving it 2.5 out of 4 stars.
References
External links
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- 1958 films
- Film noir
- 1958 crime drama films
- American black-and-white films
- American crime drama films
- Cold War spy films
- 1950s English-language films
- Films about kidnapping
- Films about communism
- Films directed by Edward L. Cahn
- Films scored by Emil Newman
- Films shot in Los Angeles
- Films set in Macau
- United Artists films
- 1950s American films
- Thriller film stubs
| Hong Kong Confidential | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Directed by | Edward L. Cahn |
| Screenplay by | Orville H. Hampton |
| Produced by | Robert E. Kent |
| Starring |
Gene Barry Beverly Tyler Allison Hayes |
| Cinematography | Kenneth Peach |
| Edited by | Edward Mann |
| Music by | Emil Newman |
Production company | Vogue Pictures |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
|
Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hong Kong Confidential is a 1958 American film noir crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn starring Gene Barry, Beverly Tyler and Allison Hayes. [1]
Plot
Agent Casey Reed is tasked to find a missing prince (played by an un-credited Michael Barry) of the small Arab nation Thamen who was kidnapped by Communists who want to prevent him from signing an agreement that would allow the United States build a missile base there. Reed masquerades as a singer in a nightclub, but he is captured by the Communists, who plan to kill the two of them in order to blame the kidnapping on the Americans.
Cast
- Gene Barry as Agent Casey Reed
- Beverly Tyler as Fay Wells
- Allison Hayes as Elena Martine
- Ed Kemmer as Frank Paige
- Michael Pate as John Blanchard
- Rico Alaniz as Fernando
- Philip Ahn as Tan Chung
- King Calder as Dan Young
- Noel Drayton as Owen Howard
Reception
Leonard Maltin described it as a "Harmless B film about Anglo-American agents rescuing a kidnapped Arabian prince.", while giving it 2.5 out of 4 stars.
References
External links
|
| This article about a 1950s thriller film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1958 films
- Film noir
- 1958 crime drama films
- American black-and-white films
- American crime drama films
- Cold War spy films
- 1950s English-language films
- Films about kidnapping
- Films about communism
- Films directed by Edward L. Cahn
- Films scored by Emil Newman
- Films shot in Los Angeles
- Films set in Macau
- United Artists films
- 1950s American films
- Thriller film stubs